Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 520 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.A train has 417 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 230 (c) 614 (d) 220
2. 2.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 441 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 95 (b) 105 (c) 987 (d) 115
3. 3.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 34 (d) 292
4. 4.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 540 (d) 314
5. 5.A school has 192 boys and 153 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 345 (c) 271 (d) 261
6. 6.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 723 (c) 77 (d) 87
7. 7.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 392 (b) 382 (c) 186 (d) 372
8. 8.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 290
9. 9.A school has 172 boys and 100 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 346 (c) 198 (d) 188
10. 10.A library has 123 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 388 (c) 398 (d) 378
11. 11.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 75 (d) 84
12. 12.A library has 286 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 16 (b) 566 (c) 546 (d) 556
13. 13.A school has 175 boys and 149 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 324
14. 14.A library has 238 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 571 (c) 561 (d) 661
15. 15.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 8
16. 16.A farmer picks 599 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 369 (b) 839 (c) 359 (d) 349
17. 17.A train has 649 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 372 (b) 382 (c) 916 (d) 392
18. 18.A school has 100 boys and 187 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 166 (c) 398 (d) 176
19. 19.A library has 345 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 223 (b) 457 (c) 477 (d) 467
20. 20.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 163 (b) 173 (c) 183 (d) 437
21. 21.A school has 162 boys and 211 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 373 (c) 323 (d) 313
22. 22.A library has 131 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 437 (c) 347 (d) 337
23. 23.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 50 (c) 282 (d) 262
24. 24.A library has 424 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 541 (b) 551 (c) 561 (d) 297
25. 25.A train has 678 passengers. At a station, 415 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 1093
26. 26.A school has 162 boys and 201 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 291 (b) 363 (c) 425 (d) 301
27. 27.A library has 388 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 195 (c) 581 (d) 571
28. 28.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 543 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 1289 (d) 193
29. 29.A library has 162 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 383 (c) 403 (d) 493
30. 30.A school has 120 boys and 115 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 290
31. 31.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 132 (c) 121 (d) 141
32. 32.A library has 394 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 614 (c) 184 (d) 594
33. 33.A library has 314 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 141 (c) 477 (d) 497
34. 34.A library has 294 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 624 (b) 604 (c) 714 (d) 614
35. 35.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 27 (b) 141 (c) 121 (d) 131
36. 36.A library has 392 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 478 (c) 296 (d) 498
37. 37.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 404 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 168
38. 38.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 493 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 259
39. 39.A library has 259 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 115
40. 40.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 480 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 1056 (c) 106 (d) 86

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